VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Joel Embiid chose to play for the US over France at the Paris Olympics. And the French aren't letting him forget about it.

French fans attending the US men's basketball team's Olympic opener against Serbia on Sunday have been forceful with how they feel about the NBA star for the Philadelphia 76ers and native of Cameroon.

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